Current Research on Human Rights Education Globally

Abstract

Globalisations, economic, cultural and social change over the last four decades have affected the nature of the discourse in human rights education. The chapter explores human rights education research and the problematic relationship between human rights education and the state, against the background of globalisation, and economic, political, social and cultural factors. Human rights education is an attempt to answer the following question: How can we contribute to the creation of a more equitable, respectful, peaceful and just society for everyone globally.KeywordsAccessAccountabilityChildren’s rightsCitizenship educationCritical pedagogyCultureDemocracyDiscourseDiscriminationequalityEthnicityFreedomGlobalizationHuman rightsHuman rights educationHuman rights policy documentsHuman rights violationsIdeologyInequalityJusticeMoral educationPoverty Poverty eradication PrejudiceSocial actionSocial inequalitySocial justiceSocial stratificationToleranceUnited NationsUNESCOValues